The old duke looked at the crazy son in front of him, with a sparkle in his eyes, and an indescribable joy was revealed from the bottom of his heart. His physical aging makes him a little powerless, but even if the lion is old, it can't hide his majesty and bravery.

"It's very haodejihua, but you seem to have forgotten a few people. The boss said fairly, "Your brothers, you won't watch you take that princess, have you ever thought about what will happen to them?"

"Aaron, you say, well, I must admit that Aaron Brennus was a true knight, who put glory first, and that any opponent was only a prey in front of him, and that his command skills were commendable, and that he belonged to the most reassuring generals. Salald spoke eloquently, admiring the young black falcon without hesitation.

But Salad quickly changed the subject: "But he's too simple! Or maybe he's too emotional, I've never seen a general like him who can really enjoy everything with his soldiers." His knights and his soldiers regarded him not so much as their own lord as their family, a little brother who needed to be taken care of for the time being, but who had begun to show his edge, and guarded his glory with his life! ”

"He's a most trusted general and friend, but not a haode ruler, and he probably never even thought about these things. In this regard, Aaron Brenus, this fellow is not even as good as that smart fool of Theodore!" Salald shook his head: "He will not easily betray this empire, even if it is possible that the person who sits in that seat is me, he will be willingly loyal!"

"Clever fool, what is this name?" the old duke laughed, "It seems that you have a surprisingly high opinion of this Roman lord!

"Theodore Julian? Salald nodded and said, "I've never seen anyone like him." He's very ambitious...... Or dreams, and is also capable. Whether it is in command or management, he may be a little immature in politics, and some beautiful fantasies are harmless, and time will teach him reality. In time, maybe he will really be able to achieve a great thing. ”

"That is, you regard him as an adversary?" asked the eldest duke, "it seems that he is a fierce rival, and a man like this, who has both power, power, and wealth, really needs to be guarded against." ”

"No, no, no, it's the opposite. He's the one who doesn't need to be wary of the least. Salald laughed slyly: "It is precisely because he is a Roman, and he has never been willing to be loyal to the Empire, it is very difficult for him to marry His Highness Helena! The Empire will allow a compatriot to join its allies, but it will never be willing to share power with foreigners, not to mention that the Romans do not believe in the Radiant Cross, they believe in their own gods............ It's really, very, very many gods, as if there is a god in charge of everything. ”

"He won't pose any threat to me, but if I co-opt him, the result will be much better. The young golden lion blinked: "If all goes well, I can wait for the throne of the empire, even if he is independent, what is the problem? If he wants, I can even give him a kingdom - if he has the ability." The Romans may have really influenced the Empire, but that would be much later. ”

"Have you ever thought about that, my good son. The old duke suddenly said: "Even if you can really achieve all this according to your jihua, you still can't really ascend to the throne, you are still a courtier." ”

"What does that matter?!" replied Salald with a smile, "Wouldn't it be nice if my son had the opportunity to sit on it?, Daddy, is everything you have done, and everything that the Ultok family has done for generations, for your own glory? No, I don't think so." We are all for this family, the glory of this family! Each of us will grow old and then turn to dust and disappear from this shijie. But the family will not, this name will be passed on by word of mouth by future generations, and live forever!"

"To all Ultok!" said Salald, smiling as he poured the wine from his glass into the air outside the parapet, and then left the top floor of the castle with a sway, and continued to mess around at the banquet.

The eldest duke, who was standing under the night sky, looked at his wine glass, then took it up and drank it all!

"To all Ultok!"

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"Is this the thing—the most mysterious weapon in the entire Roman Empire, the trick that terrifies the enemy?"

Valence looked at the small jar in his hand, unable to believe that this thing was a terrifying weapon that was enough to terrify even the most powerful enemies, and the captain of the guard preferred to believe that the crazy old alchemist in front of him was lying to him.

"That's right, this is a flowing fire!" Through the small window in the small basement, a hint of religious madness could be seen on the face of the alchemist in tattered robes, "It has many names, Roman fire, sea fire, wildfire, etc., etc. It only takes one vial to burn an entire ship to the ground! It would be even better if there was water, it would flow with the flow of water, and then it would burn everything in sight, and not a trace of ash would be left!"

Immediately upon his return from New Gal, Theodore handed over a whole wagon of "oil" from there to the alchemists of the Caesarea Academy, the ancient chemists and physicists, urging them to produce what was called "flowing fire" as quickly as possible.

There are probably two ways of attacking this weapon -- one is similar to a catapult, which is loaded in a jar and thrown at the enemy, or it can be sprayed with a bronze long pipe to spray fierce flames at the enemy -- similar to the fierce oil fire cabinets used by the border guards in the Ming Dynasty.

The most important thing is that because the main material is oil, once it is stained, it can never be removed, and it can only be watched burning, and it cannot be stopped - historically, the flowing fire was regarded by the Eastern Roman royal family as a secret treasure that would never be revealed, and it was secretly produced in the imperial palace and never used unless it was a critical moment.

For similar reasons, Theodore, who also wanted to hide his hand, had the alchemists experiment in the basements and storage cellars of the academy to produce this weapon in large quantities. Although there are some defective products because many warlocks are relatively unfamiliar with this thing, even if they are defective, they are still very powerful.

But as good as it was, Theodore wanted to try to get the alchemists to make some black powder—but he gave up on it because of the uncertainty of it.

Early black powder was not only ineffective, but also more dangerous than flowing fire - one was slow burning, the other was rapid burning (explosion), and it was too late to be prepared. What's more, the laboratory is located under the academy, and Theodore is still ready to get out of the seemingly more reliable flowing fire first, as for the black powder, it can be talked about later, anyway, it is still too late.

"It's best to be in awe of what you're not good at, Varence. Theodore smiled and took the "little bottle" in his hand: "Imagine that this thing in your hand may burn you to the ground at any time, and you will not be so childish." ”

"Whether it's an evil orc or a sorcery that can burn people to ashes, the Imperial Guard is your strongest shield, Caesar. Valens bowed his head: "Your shield will keep all enemies out for you." ”

"There is no doubt about it, you have proven it. Theodore waved his hand and returned the vial to the alchemist: "Now, how is the production of this thing?"

"By your order, Caesar. The alchemist bent down: "All my colleagues are working day and night to produce the fire of the flow, but the rate of defective products is still very high. We're figuring out the best recipes, and if you need them right now, there's some that can make a living, like the one in this little bottle. ”

"Not yet, we don't have a war that requires the use of mobile fire, and I don't intend to use this against our fellow citizens. Theodore shook his head: "But you must speed up and find the best recipe, I will use this thing against those damned orcs!"

"Gold, estate, titles. As long as you can do it, I will give you whatever you want. Theodore said in a deep voice, "But if you dare to let outsiders know about this thing............"

"Hades Pluto is on top!" The alchemist suddenly raised his head, his expression a little excited: "If we dare to reveal it, then ask the great Hades, the judge of hell, to judge our punishment!"

"This ......is not necessary," Theodore's tone was cold, "If you really dare, crucifixion is actually a good destination, don't you say?"

"All for you, great Caesar!" said the alchemist, "as long as you guarantee the cost of your research, we will give you the perfect flowing fire!"

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"Do you really believe the alchemist? Caesar. Outside the academy door, Valence asked as he saddled Weber, "If you want me to say, it's better to train another infantry wing than to get these things." ”

"Of course, since I gave them this task, I naturally have to trust them, otherwise they should be put in prison. Theodore shook his head: "Besides, it's always a good thing to keep an extra hand in case of accidents!"

(Lalala, empty again to ask for rewards and collections~)